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Have you ever wondered what it takes for a new play to go from a script to an onstage performance? One step is a stage reading of the play. Philip Graitcer sat in on a recent play reading at the Actor?s Express Theater in Atlanta to see how it's done.
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Piece Description
Have you ever wondered what it takes for a new play to go from a script to an onstage performance? One step is a stage reading of the play. Philip Graitcer sat in on a recent play reading at the Actor?s Express Theater in Atlanta to see how it's done.
Broadcast History
WABE (Atlanta) - January 2007
Transcript
PG: In the lobby of the Actor?s Express theater, six actors, a director, and Atlanta playwright Steve Yockey sit around a narrow table. Scripts are open in front of each actor; pens and yellow highlighters are poised in their hands. They?re discussing how to dramatize a scene from Yockey?s new play, Octopus.
ACT: Actors discussing play (start at ?narrow table?, up for 3-4 seconds)
PG: The play is contemporary love story that stresses the relationships of four gay men. In this scene, Kevin and Blake are waiting for Andy and Max to arrive at their apartment.
ACT: Actors reading the play (opening_scene-keeper)?fade up
After the initial read through, the play?s director, Daniel May, goes over the actors? interpretation of the script.
textnazi-keeper (:10) I?m a text Nazi, I love to really, really explore and deliver to the audience what our playwright has put on the pag...
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Have you ever wondered what it takes for a new play to go from a script to an onstage performance? One step is a stage reading of the play. Philip Graitcer sat in on a recent play reading at the Actor?s Express Theater to see what goes on.
